Ex-Army Veteran Sentenced to 4 Years for Jan. 6 Police Assault

Ex-Army officer Edward Richmond Jr. was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for assaulting officers with a baton during the January 6 Capitol attack. Richmond, previously court-martialed for manslaughter in Iraq, was identified by online sleuths and arrested by the FBI. Despite his past conviction, Richmond participated in the Capitol violence, leading to his detention before trial. His defense argued for a lighter sentence, citing his role as a single father and solar panel technician, but the judge imposed a sentence at the low end of the guidelines.